Azure Power to Install 5 MW of Solar Power System for NREDCAP Updated On Tue, Aug 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Azure Power will provide power for 25 years at an incentivized tariff rate of Rs. 4.57 per kWh. Azure Power has won a 5 MW rooftop solar power tender in a bid held by New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCAP). The developer, Azure Power is to install 5 MW of […] Read more
SECI Launches e-Tender for 150 MW Solar PV Plant for SCCL Updated On Tue, Aug 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy SCCL tender includes design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing, commissioning, and comprehensive operations and management. Expanding the solar power segment in Telangana, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has rolled out e-tender for 150 MW of solar PV power plant at different locations of Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL). The project in the tender includes design, […] Read more
Dwarka Gets Delhi’s Largest Residential Rooftop Solar Plant Updated On Mon, Aug 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The four societies which together house around 2000 residents and has 450 flats in Dwarka, will be the first ever project in on a large scale after IP Extension’s Milan Colony to have its own solar power plant. Delhi’s first large scale residential rooftop solar power plant has been sanctioned for four societies in Dwarka sub city. […] Read more
MNRE Appeals Exclusion of Solar Projects under Execution from Safeguard Duty Updated On Mon, Aug 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The ministry has put up an urge to exclude projects bid out before 31st July as the safeguard duty came into effect on July 31st. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has urged the Finance Ministry to exempt solar projects under implementation from the 25 percent safeguard duty on solar goods from China […] Read more
Utah’s Vivint Solar to Bring Low-Cost Solar Panels to Illinois Updated On Fri, Aug 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Marking the company’s first expansion into the Midwest region, Vivint Solar plans to create over 100 jobs in the state within the year. Utah based residential solar solutions provider, Vivint Solar plans to expand availability of its affordable residential solar energy systems into Illinois, with services beginning in the greater Chicago area. Marking the company’s […] Read more
MNRE Benchmarks Costs for Rooftop Solar PV Tenders Updated On Fri, Aug 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The new costs have been drawn on the basis of inputs from the industry associations and players. Keeping in view the present situation of the auctions for solar PV projects, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has worked out benchmark costs for the rooftop solar PV tenders ranging up to 500 kWp. The new […] Read more
Cost of generation of solar power Updated On Thu, Aug 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The cost of generating solar power depends, inter alia, upon intensity of radiation, size of the solar plant, cost of financing, etc. The tariff for solar power is now being determined largely through tendering process. For installation of rooftop solar PV projects, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has worked out benchmark cost […] Read more
Greenrays Kicks Off 200kwp Solar Rooftop Plant with Net-Metering at Navi Mumbai Updated On Tue, Jul 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy Net metering is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they add to the grid. Mumbai based Greenrays Enersol has successfully commissioned 200 kWp roof top solar plant for a High tension (HT) customer at Navi Mumbai. Moreover, the plant also received net-metering sanction from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) […] Read more
NUSRL becomes First Law University to Use Solar Energy Updated On Tue, Jul 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy From August 1, 2018, the varsity’s Girls’ and Boys’ hostel of NUSRL would be completely powered by the solar panels which will be inaugurated on the orientation ceremony for the next batch of the university. National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Jharkhand has become the first law university in the country to […] Read more